Thom Bray | |
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Born | Thomas Edward Bray (1954-04-30)April 30, 1954 (age 70) Lawrenceville, New Jersey, U.S.[1] |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1980–2019 |
Thomas Edward Bray (born April 30, 1954) is an American actor and writer perhaps best known for his role as Murray "Boz" Bozinsky in the detective TV seriesRiptide.[2] He made his film debut in theslasher filmThe Prowler (1981) and later appeared inJohn Carpenter'sPrince of Darkness (1987), andThe Horror Show (1989). His work has been primarily in television, and his most recent credit was in 2012 on an episode of theTNT seriesLeverage.
Bray was a drama teacher and also taughttelevision studies.
Bray was born and raised in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.[1] His first television role was in the short-lived TV seriesBreaking Away as Cyril. Later on in the 1980s, he starred in the TV seriesHarry withAlan Arkin. In 1990, he did the voice of Wilbur Finletter in the cartoon seriesAttack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series and voices in other animated works.
His first feature film was in 1981'sThe Prowler. He appeared in other films: the comedyBurglar, directorJohn Carpenter'sPrince of Darkness,DeepStar Six, andThe Horror Show. He appeared in the TV movieLady Mobster.
He became a writer and producer for television, includingDesigning Women,Now and Again,Fired Up, andNash Bridges.
He was a drama teacher at Rachel Carson Middle School and taughttelevision studies at Portland State University.[citation needed] He is the father to three children.[citation needed]
Bray retired from his teaching career in 2019 after 13 years.[citation needed]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | The Prowler | Ben | |
1987 | Burglar | Shoplifter In Bookstore | |
Prince of Darkness | Etchison | ||
1989 | DeepStar Six | Johnny Hodges | |
The Horror Show | Peter Campbell | ||
2011 | Stripperland | Dr. Logan |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980–1981 | Breaking Away | Cyril | 8 episodes |
1981 | Lou Grant | Len Holland | Episode: "Hometown" |
1982 | Private Benjamin | Dobkins | Episode: "Not for Men Only" |
Remington Steele | Sheldon Quarry | Episode: "Signed, Steeled and Delivered" | |
One Day at a Time | Hal | 4 episodes | |
1983 | Quincy, M.E. | Joby Kenyon | Episode: "Cry for Help" |
Prime Times | Various | TV movie | |
An Uncommon Love | Molson | TV movie | |
1984 | Last of the Great Survivors | Eddie | TV movie |
Anatomy of an Illness | Intern | TV movie | |
Concrete Beat | Unknown | TV movie | |
1986 | The Love Boat | Lowell Mandell | Episode: "Second Banana / The Prodigy / What Goes Around Comes Around" |
1984-1986 | Riptide | Murray "Boz" Bozinsky | 56 episodes |
1987 | Murder, She Wrote | Dorian Beecher | Episode: "Night of the Headless Horseman" |
Harry | Lawrence Pendleton | 7 episodes | |
1988 | Lady Mobster | Paul Castle | TV movie |
1990 | Mancuso, F.B.I. | Daryl Ross | Episode: "Daryl Ross & the Supremes" |
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda | Voices | Episode: "Pity the Poor Pirate" | |
Child in the Night | Unknown | TV movie | |
New Kids on the Block | Voice | 14 episodes | |
Barnyard Commandos | Voice | ||
1990-1991 | Attack of the Killer Tomatoes | Wilbur Finletter / Floyd Bridgework / Tomato Wilbur | 21 episodes |
1992 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Voice | Episode: "The Cursed" |
1993 | Hearts Afire | Jerry / Norman Bates | Episode: "Trivial Pursuit" |
2002 | The District | EPA Agent | Episode: "Wasteland" |
2012 | Leverage | Bartholomew | Episode: "The Radio Job" |